The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-06-01
BENNETTsvILLE, SO. On.
Wednesday, June l, 1887.
Gibson Station Splintcrs.
By our Resident CORRESPONDENCE.

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about through Setting potato plants.
Gardens were never finer at this sea.
son Of the year.
The drummer puts in his daily Wis.
it, and the "book agents are abroad
i'll tho land.
Mr.. William Chance, an old gen
tleman living with Archie p. Gibson,
died Wednesday 25th inst.
The store house and stock of mcr.
chandise Of Messrs. Carter & Me
Neill, ut Old Hundred, N. G., was
burned the night Of 9th fully in
surcd-origion Of fire unknown.
Mr.. "Dc Witte" the able and
clever correspondent Of your contcm-
p,orary passed through town Thurs
day. on his way to the Ellerbe
Springs, in the upper part Of this
county, to he present at Il picnic and
concert to be given at that place to-.
day and night. A beautiful little
girl very often will cause Il young
man to ride ever a greater distance,
to accompany her to Il picnic.
Mr.. Edmund Jackson Gibson ut.
tended the picnic Mt Bethel Church
yesterday, Of course he had Il good
time, for "Ped" is II vcritablc picniccr.
Rev. S. d. Albums, the p. t., Of
this, tho Fayetteville District,
preached quite an interesting and in>
structivc sermon in the Methodist
Church at this place, last Sunday
morning. Rev. j. G. Stoll, pastor Of
Bcnncttsville Circuit, was present
Sunday night, and conducted prayer
meeting; he gave a very elaborate and
encouraging exhortation which was
highly priced by all those present.
Hc and Rev. l.. Il. Stacey, Of this
charge exchange pulpits the Bird Sun.
day in June, the latter preaching Mt
Pine Grove and Boykin, while Rev.
Mr.. Stoll will preach here and ut St.
Johns.
The Fayetteville District Sunday
School Conference convenes ut Fay.
etteville to-day, the 9th. Rev. Mi.
Stacey and Mcssrs. II. b. Clark and
VIM. p. Gibson are in attendance.
Capt. j. B. Lindsay, Of LiIcsville,
N. @, Deputy Collector for this dis.
ifict,. captured 4a :" lnc, iay morn.
M last, al i}tjelt iatiliprv nbaul
thrce milce D1rti o this piNce ncar.
me State line thp aOircrY bad bacnt
l}llaicd tn The rlGce @i' 'tuaoonSh ,Uiue1
oisNahpN3 mtu secrntcd t|lculaatyes.
"Acn about day -iigllL il W. ii.
Heath, from Randolph County, came
marching up with the Cap Of tic still
on Fis9nouldcr. He was Immediately
arrested, the still cut to pieces, beer
stands knocked down, Spirits" and
the prisoner carried to Rockingham,
had a hearing before U. S. Commits
sioner McAuley, and III default Of
$500 bond, went to Jail. He will 90
up to Albany. "Ihc way Of the
tr%ansgressor is hard"
Mr.. John Lumsden has moved 70
II place and will now make this
point his headquarters, he will at
once beautify and finish up the inside
OF Capt Whites Hotel, and then he
will brush up and wliten the walls Of
Edmund Gibson's recently painted
residence.
"Jottings from McColl' are very
interesting to your readers in this sec
ton. | was at McColl's sometime
since and had the pleasure Of meeting
Observer" and found her a sweet
tempered and most excellent lady.
May she continue to brighten your
paper with hor pleasant and interest
ing jottings. / met the members Of
the "Adamsville T~rio"--visitcd each
at his own home and n more clover
and hospitable set Of bachelors YOU
never visited.
We have as gcntlemanlJ and we'll
behaved set Of young men in our little
village as can be found any where.
We have five violinist, Messrs.
Mclean, Morrison, Lun,sdcn, Hand,
ley and Gibson, while Kirkwood per-
forms on the organ.
Our weekly singing and prayer
meetings are we'll attended, composed
nearly entirely of young people.
Capt. Moncure gave the people Of
Hamlet, on yesterday, a free cxcur-
sion to Chcrnw over the Palmetto
Road.
STATE LINE.
Gibson's Station, N. G., May 81, 's7.
BeS"Thousands Of people suffer with